UPDATE: Bedford has seven new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours

As of today (August 3), Bedford has recorded seven new cases, with a total of 1,362 people now diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to the latest figures from Public Health England.

Central Bedfordshire has four new cases, with a total of 1,280 and Luton has 11 new cases, with a new total of 1,586.

There were no deaths recorded at Bedford Hospital from coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Buckinghamshire has 1,759 cases, Hertfordshire has 4,314 and Milton Keynes has 880 cases.

Previous data shared by Public Health England relied solely on Pillar 1 (testing from Public Health England and NHS Hospital Trusts), but as of Thursday, July 2, the information includes Pillar 2 (non-clinical and commercial testing).

It has seen a radical overhaul of how coronavirus infection data is presented across the country, with hundreds of new cases emerging in individual authorities.

The new figures are recorded between 5pm the previous day to 5pm.

Nationally, the number of coronavirus cases now stands at 305,623. The number of deaths has been recorded as 46,210.

The figures come from the Government website which is available for the public to view here